Esplanade Fréderic Mistral
The esplanade des Moulins offers a fantastic panoramic view of Marseille, including Notre Dame de la Garde and sometimes the islands of Frioul and Riou when the sky is clear.
The mills were first was probably located within the Castle (12th century), and then North Dame Street before to find on the current place of the San Sebastian Church. The construction of cutting them wind and requires to move, once again, to the current Plaza which was then only a mound at the major works of water, around 1950, a large basin reservoir was built at the end of the Hill. It could therefore not do better to just smooth out to install a garden Belvedere and thus receive a table of orientation in 1977. Today, a mill, the mill Camoin, has been entirely renovated. This privileged place, found the city of Marseille, with our Lady of the guard and sometimes the islands of Friuli and Riou where the clarity of the sky.
Opening
All year round, daily.
Environment
- Close to a public transportation
- Village centre
- Town location
Rates
Free access.
Services
Equipments
- Play area
- Parking nearby
Services
- Pets welcome
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Moulin Ricard
The Moulin Louis Ricard, the fifth and last mill built on the Frédéric Mistral esplanade, was built in 1729 by Allauch baker Louis Ricard.